[SheLion]

I never smoked in my life, but this crap they shoot about smokers costing states money for cancer treatment is a boatload. It is probably cheaper to treat cancer than keep nursing homes open for those who dont get lung cancer.

It's a smoke screen!  The lawmakers are blaming obese and smoking Americans for rising health care cost.  The liars are blaming us to cover up the fact that rising health care is because we have to treat all those illegal aliens.

I'm sick of their lies!!!

[383rr]

"The lawmakers are blaming obese and smoking Americans for rising health care cost"

With all the talk of "obese children" and "Americans are becoming more overweight", mickie d's and the soda manufacturers better watch out. The gov's already setting -up their next cash-cow, for sure.

[TAdams8591]

"we have to treat all those illegal aliens."

And LEGAL immigrants as well as our own who abuse their state-sponsored health care.

The money spent by the state on people who go to emergency rooms for "colds" and other non-emergency reasons is phenomenol and in many hospitals accounts for more than 50% of the people under ER care.